Record Number: 5800

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The conception of this particular novel ["Riceyman Steps"] was probably sparked off by the discovery, in an old Southampton bookshop, T. James and Co., of 34 Bernard Street, of a curious old book called "Lives and Anecdotes of Misers", by F. Sommer Merryweather (1850). Bennett bought it in 1921 on one of his yachting expeditions, read it and used it.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1921 and 31 Dec 1921

Country:

England and France

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Arnold Bennett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 May 1867

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer/editor/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England and France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

F. Sommer Merryweather

Title:

Lives and Anecdotes of Misers

Genre:

Fiction, History, Social Science, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London, 1850

Provenance

owned
Bought from 'an old Southampton bookshop'

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5800

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

277

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 277, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5800, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None